Dozens of young go players turned out last Sunday, January 7, to contest the Second Zheng Youth Tournament in Irvine, 
California. The venue is located on the second floor of a bowling alley, next door to an amusement park featuring miniature golf, Go Karts racing, bumper boats and a rock climbing wall, the perfect place for kids and adults after go activities.
California. The venue is located on the second floor of a bowling alley, next door to an amusement park featuring miniature golf, Go Karts racing, bumper boats and a rock climbing wall, the perfect place for kids and adults after go activities.The four-round AGA rated handicapped event was sponsored by Jingwei Zheng. Fourteen-year-old Yi Wang 6D (below, left), of San Diego, won the top section. 
He is a seasoned tournament player with 7 to 8 years of playing experience.
He is a seasoned tournament player with 7 to 8 years of playing experience.One of the goals of this southern California tournament was to encourage young beginning go players to enter tournament competition and gain experience. The youngest player in the event was five-year-old Eric Yang 30K and several other 30K players participated. This youth tournament is part of the Zheng Go Tournament. The main event, the 5th Zheng Go Tournament, will be held March 3-4, also in Irvine.
The group leaders were:
Dan Section: First place: Yi Wang 6D; Second place: Seowoo Wang 2D.
Kyu Section One: First Place: Barnett Yang 4K; Second Place: Zongli Huang 11K; Third place: Xiang Cai 18K.
Kyu Section Two: First Place: Tony Yang 30K; Second Place: Ziyu Xia 33K.
– includes reporting by Yixian Zhou and Kevin Chao, edited by Ted Terpstra
